Following the landslides, train cancellation, bus delay, we reached Turin at 20:30 on Aug. 30th. By then, there were no more trains out to Cinque Terre for the day. Crashing at the train station seriously crossed my mind...but with 3 kids? Better not! Found a hotel 5 min from Turin Porto Susa train station. No reservation, just showed up, never in my lifetime showed up at a hotel without a reservation lol. I didn't even know it would still be possible. They happened to have a two storey family suite available. Ha... Everyone gets a bed, the most luxurious accommodation to date 😂
The next morning, bright and early, Nick and I went to the train station and had our tickets sorted. We had a few hours to spare, enough time to have a nice breakfast. Nick was determined for everyone to have a good breakfast before we got moving. He was right. The most important meal of the day!!! We're a serious breakfast family. So we found a neighborhood cafe with espresso, croissants and sandwiches etc. I was absolutely petrified when he asked if they had American breakfast 
What happened to the guy who always encourages kids to adapt to the local custom in a foreign country? What's gotten into him? The server was nice, didn't seem to be offended (or he hid it well), and said they do have pancakes, eggs and bacon, just not on the menu. Oh man he was thrilled. In the end, we had our first-ever American breakfast with freshly squeezed orange juice in Italy since we left Canada, for just €25. Oh man we love Italy already.
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